New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this ...

What makes this neural cluster unusual is its binary activity pattern: it is consistently active in females but largely ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

New research from the University of St Andrews, the University of Copenhagen and Drexel University has developed AI ...

Brain stimulation might sound like some Frankensteinian demonstration from a Victorian science fair. But in reality, it is a contemporary technique making a huge impact in neuroscience by addressing a ...

Forgoing sleep to watch one more episode of the latest show, to read one more chapter of a thrilling book, or even to pull an all-nighter, is not uncommon. But sleep deprivation can catch up to people ...

Whether it is a Friday-night drink with friends, a quiet glass of wine to unwind after a long day, or as a wedding toast, alcohol has woven itself into celebration, comfort, and routine. This ...